Welcome to the official thread for Season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race, airing Mondays on Logo in the US starting March 2nd.
RuPaul's Drag Race is a television competition show unlike any other that challenges the contestants to be the TP, total package, comprised of Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent. Some of the skills tested include: sewing, makeup, acting, dancing, singing, celebrity impersonating, advertising, making over another person, and of course lip syncing for their LIVES, darling.
Each season lasts about 13-15 weeks, with each episode consisting of a mini-challenge and a main challenge with a runway extravaganza, followed by a lipsync resulting in (usually) one contestant being eliminated, but expect a few curveballs with the format. Unlike some other reality shows we only get one cycle per year, so while the wait is agonising, it's also harder to get tired of it.
There's also Untucked, the companion show which airs afterwards. This generously edited program takes the footage from the runway green room and turns it into a 22 minute emotionally-manipulated rollercoaster. Careful, the tea here is served HOT (albeit a bit microwaved).
This season is serving JJ Abrams Mystery Box. We honestly don't know what to expect.
Lost already? Scroll down to the Glossary.
Ginger Minj |29| Orlando, FL
Jaidynn Diore Fierce |25| Nashville, TN
Jasmine Masters |37| Los Angeles
Kandy Ho' |28| Cayey, PR
Jaidynn Diore Fierce |25| Nashville, TN
Jasmine Masters |37| Los Angeles
Kandy Ho' |28| Cayey, PR
Sasha Belle |28| Iowa City, IA
Tempest DuJour |47| Tucson, AZ
Trixie Mattel |26| Milwaukee, WI
Violet Chachki |22| Atlanta
Tempest DuJour |47| Tucson, AZ
Trixie Mattel |26| Milwaukee, WI
Violet Chachki |22| Atlanta
and of course
RuPaul
Supermodel of the World, RuPaul Charles has done it all. Singing, Acting, Hosting, Modelling, there are few drag queens today who can say they haven't been influenced by her. Mother Ru was very famous in the 90s, having had her own VH1 show and appearing in major Hollywood movies and shows like The Brady Bunch Movie and Sabrina The Teenage Witch. Lately, she's been reigning over her drag kingdom with the Drag Race franchise, and she only gets better with age (she doesn't look a day over 24). And of course she's still recording new albums that serve as the soundtrack for Drag Race, available on iTunes.
Michelle Visage
Michelle Visage was a member of the late 80s/early 90s girl group Seduction and was the cohost on Ru's VH1 show and her radio show. She has also hosted many other morning radio shows around the country. She was recently a contest on Celebrity Big Brother in the UK and was featured on the 17x platinum Bodyguard soundtrack.
Ross Matthews
Carson Kressley
Guests
Ariana Grande
and some other people:
Jessica Alba
Demi Lovato
John Waters
Kathy Griffin
Olivia Newton-John
Alyssa Milano
Kat Dennings
Jordin Sparks
Mel B
Tamar Braxton
Rebecca Romijn
Santino Rice
Isaac Mizrahi
Michael Urie
Rachael Harris
Lucian Piane
Merle Ginsberg
ball/ballroom - the original drag scene in NYC, see Paris is Burning
beat/paint - applying makeup
body - being able to show a feminine shape without padding
camp - over the top, more comedic than pretty, realistic, or artistic
clock - to spot something, usually negative but can also be a bragging term if one wants something to be spotted
contour - using makeup to create shadowing to enhance the appearance of a feminine bone structure
cute - not a mess but not standing out. keeping it cute - minding one's manners. not cute - unbecoming, less than ideal
drag mother - the person who first helped someone become a drag queen
dry/thirsty/prached/fried - used to describe a frizzy wig
editorial - looking like something from a high fashion magazine
extravaganza eleganza- an event of overwhelming elegance and fabulousness
fierce/sickening/flawless - being shockingly amazing
fish/fishy - the quality of possessing convincing femininity in drag
... for days - possessing an extraordinary amount of something
gagging - being shocked at something
glamazon - a tall beautiful woman
... the house down - doing something to an extreme level
hunty - honey, but with some sass
ki ki - gossiping with your friends
kai kai - when two drag queens get together
lacefront - the highest quality type of wig
living/receiving life/everything- getting extreme enjoyment or satisfaction out of something
mess - to be exceptionally un-put together
mug - your face
no t no shade/all t all shade - the drag equivalent of "no offense"/the more honest phrasing
pageant queen - a queen from the pageant scene. stereotypically unversatile with their looks, not always true
padding - material used to enhance the illusion of femininity
painted - using makeup for more artistic purposes than realistic purposes
party city - having a cheap look
polished - to be exceptionally put together
read - insulting someone
realness - to convincingly work a given style
resting on pretty - thinking that just being pretty or fishy will get you far
sashay/shantay - terms from Ru's song Supermodel, used to tell contestants whether or not they've been eliminated (respectively).
(throwing) shade - insult someone in a stealthy manner
squirrelfriend - a friend that hides her nuts
serve - delivering a given style serving face - an intense expression, working your face like a model
snatching wigs/weaves - stealing someone else's glory in a humiliating way
stage/painted for the back row - using more noticeable makeup, works better on stage than television
tea or T - gossip/the Truth
trade - a hot guy that you'd trade certain favors for
tuck - hiding one's manhood
wig/weave - usually weave refers to extensions but they mean the mostly same thing in the drag world
work - to put in effort/an exclamation of being praised for your effort and flawlessness
Video
If you want to catch up, here are some links to past seasons :
Threads
Season 6 Thread
Original thread, covering Seasons 4, All-Stars, and 5
That's all.
